Unit II- Chapters 5 and 11

Sep 29 Chapter 5- Ecosystems and Evolutionary Changes (5.4,5.5)

Geological Process; Plate tectonics, Rock Cycle, Weathering/Erosion

Video: Geologic Time// Rock Cycle// Plate Tectonics

Oct 4 Video-Mt. St. Helens & Study Guide-In Class

Oct 5 Lab-Mining (Minimum Day-BTSN)

Oct 9 Natural Selection (5.1-5.3)

Selection Mechanisms and Speciation

Oct 13 Lab-Population Dynamics (Please Bring Calculators)

Chapter 11-Biodiversity of Species

Diversities: Genetic, Species, Ecosystem

HW: Internet Assignment “Do We Still Need Nature?”

Oct 16 Video-Tropical Rainforest

Oct 18 Measuring Species Diversity

Lab- Shannon-Weiner Index (Please Bring Calculators)Decline of Biodiversity (11.3)

Extinctions; loss of diversity

Video-Natures Numbers

Oct 20 Value of Wild Species (11.1)

Saving Wild Species (11.2)

ESA and CITES

Oct 23 Video- Life in the Balance

Essay Prompts for Exam

Oct 25 Exam Unit II